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Garland's career-high 51 not enough, Cavs lose to Wolves
CLEVELAND (AP) All-Star point guard Darius Garland was watching the scoreboard, but not his individual statistics on Sunday night. He received a pleasant surprise.
Garland poured in a career-high 51 points - 27 of them in the fourth quarter - and made a career-best 10 3-pointers as the Cleveland Cavaliers lost 129-124 to the Minnesota Timberwolves. Cleveland had trailed 99-75 late in the third.
''I didn't even know I had 50 until I went to the bench,'' Garland said. ''No one told me and I wasn't paying attention to anything, except trying to win the game.
''That's the great thing about this group of guys. No one cares about individual numbers. It's all about the team.''
Garland's point total was briefly the highest in the NBA this season, surpassing the 49 by Memphis' Ja Morant against Houston on Oct. 21. Roughly one hour later, Philadelphia's Joel Embiid scored 59 in a 105-98 win over the Utah Jazz.
The Cavaliers' franchise record of 57 points is shared by LeBron James and Kyrie Irving. Garland fell four points shy of tying the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse mark held by Irving and James Harden.
''Incredible performance, master class by Darius, and we're hoping for many more of those out of him,'' Cleveland forward Kevin Love said. ''That was just beautiful. He got to his spots, kept us right there and gave us a chance at the end, and that's all you can ask.''
Garland became the fourth Cavaliers player to score 50, joining James (nine times), Irving (twice) and Walt Wesley (once). His 10 3-pointers doubled his previous single-game high and were one short of Irving's team record.
Cleveland, which lost its fourth in a row, played without injured All-Stars Donovan Mitchell and Jarrett Allen. Mitchell was sidelined with a sprained right ankle, while Allen sat out with a sore left ankle.
D'Angelo Russell had season highs of 30 points and 12 assists and Karl-Anthony Towns scored 29 points to help the Timberwolves overcome Garland's onslaught.
''Garland is a phenomenal young player and he got super hot,'' Minnesota coach Chris Finch said. ''When guys like him get hot, there is no shutting them down, so you've got to really, really work. But I'm not here to be super picky with our guys after a win.''
Garland made two free throws with 8.3 seconds left to pull Cleveland within 126-124, but Russell made it 127-124 from the foul line. Kevin Love threw away the subsequent inbounds pass and Taurean Prince made two free throws to lock up the win.
Russell made 11 of 13 shots, including 4 of 5 3-pointers, and Towns grabbed 13 rebounds for Minnesota, which snapped a three-game losing streak. Prince had 19 points off the bench and Rudy Gobert added 15 points and 12 rebounds.
ROCKY RUSSELL
Timberwolves G D'Angelo Russell shot .377 from the field over the first 13 games and is averaging less than 15.0 points for the first time since his rookie season of 2015-2016.
Coach Chris Finch said Russell's lack of production is a concern, but is not considering moving him out of the starting lineup.
''We're not going anywhere without D-Lo playing at a much better level for us, but he had kind of a slow start last season, too,'' Finch said. ''I see his shooting struggles more related to hesitancy, not anything related to his role.''
TIP-INS
Timberwolves: C Naz Reid (illness) missed his second straight game. F Josh Minott and G Wendell Moore Jr. are on G League assignments with Iowa. . Two-way F Luka Garza traveled with the Timberwolves.
Cavaliers: F Dean Wade (right knee soreness) missed his second game in a row. F Dylan Windler (right ankle sprain) and G Ricky Rubio (left knee surgery) have not played this season.
UP NEXT
Timberwolves: Visit Orlando on Wednesday.
Cavaliers: Visit Milwaukee on Wednesday.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Rudy Gobert vs. Evan Mobley (Anthony Edwards gains possession) | ||
| 11:54 |  | +2 | Anthony Edwards makes two point driving layup | 2-0 |
| 11:41 | | Kevin Love misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:37 | | Anthony Edwards defensive rebound | ||
| 11:24 | | Jaden McDaniels misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:20 | | Lamar Stevens defensive rebound | ||
| 11:08 | | Kevin Love misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 11:05 | | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | ||
| 10:54 | | Karl-Anthony Towns misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:52 | | Cavaliers defensive rebound | ||
| 10:35 | | +3 | Caris LeVert makes three point jump shot (Darius Garland assists) | 2-3 |
| 10:13 | | +2 | D'Angelo Russell makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 4-3 |
| 10:06 | | Anthony Edwards personal foul (Caris LeVert draws the foul) | ||
| 9:52 | | Darius Garland misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:50 | | Darius Garland offensive rebound | ||
| 9:47 | | +3 | Darius Garland makes three point jump shot | 4-6 |
| 9:39 | | Karl-Anthony Towns misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:36 | | Evan Mobley defensive rebound | ||
| 9:31 | | Rudy Gobert shooting foul (Evan Mobley draws the foul) | ||
| 9:31 | | Evan Mobley misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 9:31 | | Cavaliers offensive rebound | ||
| 9:31 | | Evan Mobley misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 9:28 | | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | ||
| 9:12 | | +2 | D'Angelo Russell makes two point pullup jump shot | 6-6 |
| 8:57 | | Caris LeVert misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 8:55 | | Caris LeVert offensive rebound | ||
| 8:53 | | +3 | Darius Garland makes three point jump shot (Caris LeVert assists) | 6-9 |
| 8:38 | | Anthony Edwards misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:35 | | Evan Mobley defensive rebound | ||
| 8:25 | | Darius Garland misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 8:22 | | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | ||
| 8:15 | | +3 | D'Angelo Russell makes three point pullup jump shot | 9-9 |
| 7:52 | | +2 | Lamar Stevens makes two point cutting dunk (Caris LeVert assists) | 9-11 |
| 7:34 | | Rudy Gobert misses two point alley-oop layup | ||
| 7:29 | | Darius Garland defensive rebound | ||
| 7:26 | | Kevin Love misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 7:23 | | Anthony Edwards defensive rebound | ||
| 7:23 | | Anthony Edwards turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 7:02 | | Darius Garland misses two point driving layup | ||
| 6:59 | | Kevin Love offensive rebound | ||
| 6:59 | | Kevin Love misses two point tip layup | ||
| 6:59 | | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | ||
| 6:56 | | +2 | Jaden McDaniels makes two point running dunk (D'Angelo Russell assists) | 11-11 |
| 6:38 | | +2 | Evan Mobley makes two point pullup jump shot | 11-13 |
| 6:20 | | +2 | D'Angelo Russell makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 13-13 |
| 6:07 | | Evan Mobley misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 6:05 | | D'Angelo Russell defensive rebound | ||
| 5:50 | | +2 | Rudy Gobert makes two point layup (Karl-Anthony Towns assists) | 15-13 |
| 5:40 | | Jaden McDaniels personal foul (Darius Garland draws the foul) | ||
| 5:40 | | Cavaliers 60 second timeout | ||
| 5:30 | | Kevin Love misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:27 | | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | ||
| 5:21 | | +3 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes three point jump shot (D'Angelo Russell assists) | 18-13 |
| 5:03 | | Caris LeVert misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 5:02 | | Caris LeVert offensive rebound | ||
| 4:53 | | Kevin Love misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 4:51 | | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | ||
| 4:40 | | +3 | Taurean Prince makes three point jump shot (D'Angelo Russell assists) | 21-13 |
| 4:24 | | +2 | Robin Lopez makes two point cutting layup (Kevin Love assists) | 21-15 |
| 4:24 | | Anthony Edwards shooting foul (Robin Lopez draws the foul) | ||
| 4:24 | | +1 | Robin Lopez makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 21-16 |
| 4:18 | | Robin Lopez personal foul (Karl-Anthony Towns draws the foul) | ||
| 4:07 | | Kyle Anderson misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 4:04 | | Robin Lopez defensive rebound | ||
| 3:56 | | Robin Lopez misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 3:56 | | Timberwolves defensive rebound | ||
| 3:45 | | Jordan McLaughlin misses two point driving reverse layup | ||
| 3:43 | | Jordan McLaughlin offensive rebound | ||
| 3:38 | | Jordan McLaughlin misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:38 | | Caris LeVert defensive rebound | ||
| 3:20 | | Robin Lopez misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 3:18 | | Taurean Prince defensive rebound | ||
| 3:14 | | +2 | Jordan McLaughlin makes two point running layup (Taurean Prince assists) | 23-16 |
| 2:55 | | Karl-Anthony Towns blocks Evan Mobley's two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 2:51 | | Jordan McLaughlin defensive rebound | ||
| 2:49 | | +3 | D'Angelo Russell makes three point running pullup jump shot (Jordan McLaughlin assists) | 26-16 |
| 2:49 | | Cavaliers 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:26 | | Raul Neto misses two point driving layup | ||
| 2:23 | | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | ||
| 2:18 | | Kyle Anderson misses two point driving bank jump shot | ||
| 2:15 | | Cedi Osman defensive rebound | ||
| 2:13 | | Cedi Osman turnover (lost ball) (D'Angelo Russell steals) | ||
| 2:07 | | Evan Mobley personal foul (Taurean Prince draws the foul) | ||
| 2:03 | | +3 | D'Angelo Russell makes three point jump shot (Jordan McLaughlin assists) | 29-16 |
| 1:45 | | Mamadi Diakite misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:43 | | Jordan McLaughlin defensive rebound | ||
| 1:29 | | +3 | Kyle Anderson makes three point jump shot (Jordan McLaughlin assists) | 32-16 |
| 1:12 | | +2 | Darius Garland makes two point stepback jump shot | 32-18 |
| 0:46 | | +3 | Kyle Anderson makes three point jump shot (D'Angelo Russell assists) | 35-18 |
| 0:31 | | Mamadi Diakite misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:27 | | Kyle Anderson defensive rebound | ||
| 0:15 | | Mamadi Diakite shooting foul (Rudy Gobert draws the foul) | ||
| 0:15 | | +1 | Rudy Gobert makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 36-18 |
| 0:15 | | +1 | Rudy Gobert makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 37-18 |
| 0:02 | | Austin Rivers shooting foul (Darius Garland draws the foul) | ||
| 0:02 | | +1 | Darius Garland makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 37-19 |
| 0:02 | | +1 | Darius Garland makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 37-20 |
| 0:00 | | Darius Garland shooting foul (Taurean Prince draws the foul) | ||
| 0:00 | | +1 | Taurean Prince makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 38-20 |
| 0:00 | | +1 | Taurean Prince makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 40-20 |
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:46 | | Cedi Osman misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:43 | | Anthony Edwards defensive rebound | ||
| 11:32 | | Anthony Edwards turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 11:10 | | Rudy Gobert blocks Cedi Osman's two point driving reverse layup | ||
| 11:07 | | Anthony Edwards defensive rebound | ||
| 10:53 | | +2 | Anthony Edwards makes two point driving layup (Jordan McLaughlin assists) | 42-20 |
| 10:26 | | +3 | Kevin Love makes three point jump shot (Cedi Osman assists) | 42-23 |
| 10:18 | | Jaden McDaniels misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 10:15 | | Evan Mobley defensive rebound | ||
| 10:10 | | +3 | Darius Garland makes three point jump shot (Kevin Love assists) | 42-26 |
| 9:56 | | Cedi Osman personal foul (Rudy Gobert draws the foul) | ||
| 9:49 | | Anthony Edwards misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 9:46 | | Kevin Love defensive rebound | ||
| 9:36 | | Darius Garland misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 9:28 | | Timberwolves defensive rebound | ||
| 9:28 | | Jump ball. Jaden McDaniels vs. Isaac Okoro (Jordan McLaughlin gains possession) | ||
| 9:19 | | +2 | Taurean Prince makes two point driving layup | 44-26 |
| 9:03 | | Taurean Prince shooting foul (Darius Garland draws the foul) | ||
| 9:03 | | Darius Garland misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 9:03 | | Cavaliers offensive rebound | ||
| 9:03 | | +1 | Darius Garland makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 44-27 |
| 8:49 | | Anthony Edwards misses two point driving layup | ||
| 8:49 | | Cavaliers defensive rebound | ||
| 8:40 | | Evan Mobley turnover (traveling) | ||
| 8:32 | | Rudy Gobert turnover (traveling) | ||
| 8:23 | | +3 | Isaac Okoro makes three point jump shot (Caris LeVert assists) | 44-30 |
| 8:00 | | +3 | Jaden McDaniels makes three point jump shot (Rudy Gobert assists) | 47-30 |
| 7:52 | | +3 | Kevin Love makes three point jump shot (Isaac Okoro assists) | 47-33 |
| 7:52 | | Jaden McDaniels flagrant 1 (Kevin Love draws the foul) | ||
| 7:52 | | +1 | Kevin Love makes flagrant free throw 1 of 1 | 47-34 |
| 7:32 | | +2 | Darius Garland makes two point driving floating jump shot | 47-36 |
| 7:23 | | Karl-Anthony Towns offensive foul (Darius Garland draws the foul) | ||
| 7:23 | | Karl-Anthony Towns turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 7:09 | | Kyle Anderson personal foul (Kevin Love draws the foul) | ||
| 6:53 | | Caris LeVert misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:50 | | Kyle Anderson defensive rebound | ||
| 6:46 | | +2 | Jaylen Nowell makes two point running layup | 49-36 |
| 6:39 | | Jaylen Nowell personal foul (Caris LeVert draws the foul) | ||
| 6:39 | | Timberwolves 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:30 | | Caris LeVert turnover (bad pass) (Kyle Anderson steals) | ||
| 6:26 | | Kevin Love shooting foul (Jaylen Nowell draws the foul) | ||
| 6:26 | | +1 | Jaylen Nowell makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 50-36 |
| 6:26 | | +1 | Jaylen Nowell makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 51-36 |
| 6:19 | | Jaylen Nowell personal foul (Cedi Osman draws the foul) | ||
| 6:19 | | Cedi Osman misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 6:19 | | Cavaliers offensive rebound | ||
| 6:19 | | +1 | Cedi Osman makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 51-37 |
| 6:03 | | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point driving layup (D'Angelo Russell assists) | 53-37 |
| 5:47 | | +2 | Lamar Stevens makes two point driving layup (Cedi Osman assists) | 53-39 |
| 5:36 | | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point driving layup (D'Angelo Russell assists) | 55-39 |
| 5:15 | | Isaac Okoro misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:13 | | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | ||
| 5:07 | | Karl-Anthony Towns turnover (lost ball) (Isaac Okoro steals) | ||
| 5:02 | | +2 | Lamar Stevens makes two point running layup | 55-41 |
| 4:43 | | +2 | Jaylen Nowell makes two point pullup jump shot | 57-41 |
| 4:31 | | Lamar Stevens misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 4:28 | | D'Angelo Russell defensive rebound | ||
| 4:19 | | Isaac Okoro personal foul (D'Angelo Russell draws the foul) | ||
| 4:06 | | Kyle Anderson misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:02 | | Jaden McDaniels offensive rebound | ||
| 3:57 | | Caris LeVert blocks Jaden McDaniels's two point driving layup | ||
| 3:53 | | Caris LeVert defensive rebound | ||
| 3:49 | | Caris LeVert misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 3:46 | | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | ||
| 3:41 | | +3 | Jaylen Nowell makes three point running jump shot (Karl-Anthony Towns assists) | 60-41 |
| 3:20 | | Darius Garland misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 3:17 | | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | ||
| 3:15 | | D'Angelo Russell misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:12 | | Evan Mobley defensive rebound | ||
| 2:57 | | Evan Mobley turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 2:57 | | Timberwolves 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:43 | | +2 | D'Angelo Russell makes two point pullup jump shot | 62-41 |
| 2:18 | | Evan Mobley misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 2:15 | | Evan Mobley offensive rebound | ||
| 2:02 | | +2 | Lamar Stevens makes two point turnaround jump shot (Evan Mobley assists) | 62-43 |
| 1:38 | | Jaylen Nowell misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 1:34 | | Evan Mobley defensive rebound | ||
| 1:29 | | +2 | Caris LeVert makes two point running layup (Darius Garland assists) | 62-45 |
| 1:16 | | Karl-Anthony Towns misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:14 | | Lamar Stevens defensive rebound | ||
| 1:04 | | Lamar Stevens misses two point reverse layup | ||
| 1:01 | | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | ||
| 1:01 | | Rudy Gobert turnover (lost ball) (Evan Mobley steals) | ||
| 1:01 | | Rudy Gobert shooting foul (Evan Mobley draws the foul) | ||
| 1:01 | | Evan Mobley misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 1:01 | | Cavaliers offensive rebound | ||
| 1:01 | | Evan Mobley misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 0:58 | | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | ||
| 0:45 | | +2 | Anthony Edwards makes two point driving finger roll layup | 64-45 |
| 0:36 | | Caris LeVert misses two point driving layup | ||
| 0:32 | | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | ||
| 0:32 | | +2 | D'Angelo Russell makes two point running layup (Jaylen Nowell assists) | 66-45 |
| 0:17 | | Anthony Edwards personal foul (Evan Mobley draws the foul) | ||
| 0:17 | | +1 | Evan Mobley makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 66-46 |
| 0:17 | | +1 | Evan Mobley makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 66-47 |
| 0:04 | | Evan Mobley shooting foul (Rudy Gobert draws the foul) | ||
| 0:04 | | Rudy Gobert misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 0:04 | | Timberwolves offensive rebound | ||
| 0:04 | | +1 | Rudy Gobert makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 67-47 |
| 0:00 | | +3 | Darius Garland makes three point driving floating jump shot | 67-50 |
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | | Darius Garland technical foul | ||
| 12:00 | | +1 | Taurean Prince makes technical free throw 1 of 1 | 68-50 |
| 12:00 | | Cavaliers technical foul | ||
| 12:00 | | +1 | Taurean Prince makes technical free throw 1 of 1 | 69-50 |
| 11:47 | | +3 | Kevin Love makes three point pullup jump shot (Darius Garland assists) | 69-53 |
| 11:23 | | Anthony Edwards misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 11:19 | | Evan Mobley defensive rebound | ||
| 11:14 | | Evan Mobley turnover (traveling) | ||
| 10:58 | | +3 | D'Angelo Russell makes three point jump shot | 72-53 |
| 10:36 | | +2 | Caris LeVert makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 72-55 |
| 10:15 | | +2 | Jaden McDaniels makes two point driving floating jump shot (D'Angelo Russell assists) | 74-55 |
| 9:59 | | Karl-Anthony Towns shooting foul (Kevin Love draws the foul) | ||
| 9:59 | | +1 | Kevin Love makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 74-56 |
| 9:59 | | +1 | Kevin Love makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 74-57 |
| 9:49 | | +2 | Rudy Gobert makes two point cutting layup (D'Angelo Russell assists) | 76-57 |
| 9:43 | | Jaden McDaniels personal foul (Darius Garland draws the foul) | ||
| 9:32 | | Lamar Stevens misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:28 | | Evan Mobley offensive rebound | ||
| 9:23 | | +2 | Caris LeVert makes two point driving layup (Evan Mobley assists) | 76-59 |
| 9:12 | | +2 | Rudy Gobert makes two point driving layup (D'Angelo Russell assists) | 78-59 |
| 9:12 | | Kevin Love shooting foul (Rudy Gobert draws the foul) | ||
| 9:12 | | Rudy Gobert misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 9:10 | | Evan Mobley defensive rebound | ||
| 9:05 | | D'Angelo Russell shooting foul (Lamar Stevens draws the foul) | ||
| 9:05 | | +1 | Lamar Stevens makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 78-60 |
| 9:05 | | +1 | Lamar Stevens makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 78-61 |
| 8:45 | | Anthony Edwards misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 8:35 | | Karl-Anthony Towns offensive rebound | ||
| 8:43 | | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point tip dunk | 80-61 |
| 8:26 | | Darius Garland misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:24 | | Evan Mobley offensive rebound | ||
| 8:20 | | +2 | Darius Garland makes two point driving floating jump shot (Evan Mobley assists) | 80-63 |
| 8:05 | | +3 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes three point jump shot (D'Angelo Russell assists) | 83-63 |
| 7:46 | | Darius Garland misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 7:46 | | Evan Mobley offensive rebound | ||
| 7:46 | | Rudy Gobert personal foul (Evan Mobley draws the foul) | ||
| 7:32 | | +2 | Isaac Okoro makes two point cutting layup (Kevin Love assists) | 83-65 |
| 7:14 | | Lamar Stevens shooting foul (Karl-Anthony Towns draws the foul) | ||
| 7:14 | | Karl-Anthony Towns misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 7:14 | | Timberwolves offensive rebound | ||
| 7:14 | | +1 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 84-65 |
| 6:56 | | Kevin Love misses two point jump shot | ||
| 6:53 | | Anthony Edwards defensive rebound | ||
| 6:42 | | Evan Mobley shooting foul (Karl-Anthony Towns draws the foul) | ||
| 6:42 | | Cavaliers 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:42 | | +1 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 85-65 |
| 6:42 | | +1 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 86-65 |
| 6:31 | | Kyle Anderson personal foul (Kevin Love draws the foul) | ||
| 6:31 | | +1 | Kevin Love makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 86-66 |
| 6:31 | | +1 | Kevin Love makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 86-67 |
| 6:12 | | Taurean Prince misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:09 | | Kevin Love defensive rebound | ||
| 6:02 | | Kevin Love misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 6:02 | | Isaac Okoro offensive rebound | ||
| 6:02 | | Taurean Prince personal foul (Isaac Okoro draws the foul) | ||
| 6:02 | | Isaac Okoro misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 6:02 | | Cavaliers offensive rebound | ||
| 6:02 | | +1 | Isaac Okoro makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 86-68 |
| 5:44 | | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point turnaround hook shot | 88-68 |
| 5:22 | | Karl-Anthony Towns shooting foul (Darius Garland draws the foul) | ||
| 5:22 | | Darius Garland misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 5:22 | | Cavaliers offensive rebound | ||
| 5:22 | | +1 | Darius Garland makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 88-69 |
| 5:17 | | +2 | Taurean Prince makes two point driving floating bank jump shot (Kyle Anderson assists) | 90-69 |
| 4:53 | | Lamar Stevens misses two point turnaround fadeaway bank jump shot | ||
| 4:52 | | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | ||
| 4:52 | | Timberwolves 60 second timeout | ||
| 4:40 | | D'Angelo Russell turnover (bad pass) (Evan Mobley steals) | ||
| 4:40 | | Isaac Okoro turnover (lost ball) (Karl-Anthony Towns steals) | ||
| 4:12 | | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point cutting dunk (Kyle Anderson assists) | 92-69 |
| 4:01 | | D'Angelo Russell personal foul (Lamar Stevens draws the foul) | ||
| 4:01 | | +1 | Lamar Stevens makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 92-70 |
| 4:01 | | +1 | Lamar Stevens makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 92-71 |
| 3:43 | | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point dunk (Kyle Anderson assists) | 94-71 |
| 3:18 | | +2 | Cedi Osman makes two point driving layup (Caris LeVert assists) | 94-73 |
| 2:56 | | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point driving layup (Kyle Anderson assists) | 96-73 |
| 2:43 | | +2 | Caris LeVert makes two point driving floating bank jump shot | 96-75 |
| 2:21 | | +2 | Taurean Prince makes two point pullup jump shot (Anthony Edwards assists) | 98-75 |
| 2:21 | | Cedi Osman shooting foul (Taurean Prince draws the foul) | ||
| 2:21 | | +1 | Taurean Prince makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 99-75 |
| 2:04 | | Anthony Edwards shooting foul (Cedi Osman draws the foul) | ||
| 2:04 | | +1 | Cedi Osman makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 99-76 |
| 2:04 | | +1 | Cedi Osman makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 99-77 |
| 2:04 | | +1 | Cedi Osman makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 99-78 |
| 1:54 | | Jordan McLaughlin turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 1:39 | | +2 | Isaac Okoro makes two point driving floating bank jump shot (Caris LeVert assists) | 99-80 |
| 1:28 | | Jaylen Nowell misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 1:26 | | Rudy Gobert offensive rebound | ||
| 1:23 | | Rudy Gobert misses two point hook shot | ||
| 1:21 | | Cedi Osman defensive rebound | ||
| 1:18 | | Cedi Osman misses two point running layup | ||
| 1:17 | | Caris LeVert offensive rebound | ||
| 1:16 | | +2 | Caris LeVert makes two point putback layup | 99-82 |
| 1:16 | | Timberwolves 60 second timeout | ||
| 0:54 | | Jordan McLaughlin turnover (bad pass) (Darius Garland steals) | ||
| 0:51 | | Caris LeVert turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 0:40 | | +2 | Rudy Gobert makes two point cutting dunk (Jordan McLaughlin assists) | 101-82 |
| 0:40 | | Caris LeVert shooting foul (Rudy Gobert draws the foul) | ||
| 0:40 | | +1 | Rudy Gobert makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 102-82 |
| 0:33 | | +2 | Darius Garland makes two point driving floating jump shot | 102-84 |
| 0:22 | | +2 | Rudy Gobert makes two point cutting dunk (Jordan McLaughlin assists) | 104-84 |
| 0:01 | | Caris LeVert misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:01 | | Kyle Anderson defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:47 | | Jump ball. Karl-Anthony Towns vs. Evan Mobley (Rudy Gobert gains possession) | ||
| 11:45 | | Rudy Gobert turnover (bad pass) (Darius Garland steals) | ||
| 11:40 | | Cedi Osman misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 11:37 | | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | ||
| 11:18 | | Karl-Anthony Towns misses two point fadeaway bank jump shot | ||
| 11:14 | | Rudy Gobert offensive rebound | ||
| 11:04 | | Jordan McLaughlin misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 11:01 | | Jordan McLaughlin offensive rebound | ||
| 10:55 | | Evan Mobley shooting foul (Karl-Anthony Towns draws the foul) | ||
| 10:55 | | +1 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 105-84 |
| 10:55 | | Karl-Anthony Towns misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 10:51 | | Evan Mobley defensive rebound | ||
| 10:49 | | Darius Garland turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 10:33 | | Rudy Gobert misses two point layup | ||
| 10:30 | | Kevin Love defensive rebound | ||
| 10:19 | | Darius Garland misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 10:18 | | Evan Mobley offensive rebound | ||
| 10:11 | | Cedi Osman misses two point driving layup | ||
| 10:08 | | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | ||
| 10:04 | | Jaylen Nowell misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:02 | | Rudy Gobert offensive rebound | ||
| 10:02 | | Kevin Love shooting foul (Rudy Gobert draws the foul) | ||
| 10:02 | | Rudy Gobert misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 10:02 | | Timberwolves offensive rebound | ||
| 10:02 | | +1 | Rudy Gobert makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 106-84 |
| 9:38 | | Darius Garland misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:35 | | Jaylen Nowell defensive rebound | ||
| 9:30 | | Taurean Prince misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:29 | | Cavaliers defensive rebound | ||
| 9:29 | | Karl-Anthony Towns personal foul (Loose ball) (Darius Garland draws the foul) | ||
| 9:18 | | +2 | Darius Garland makes two point floating jump shot | 106-86 |
| 9:03 | | Karl-Anthony Towns misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 9:00 | | Cedi Osman defensive rebound | ||
| 8:56 | | +2 | Cedi Osman makes two point driving finger roll layup (Kevin Love assists) | 106-88 |
| 8:56 | | Jaylen Nowell shooting foul (Cedi Osman draws the foul) | ||
| 8:56 | | Cedi Osman misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 8:54 | | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | ||
| 8:34 | | Rudy Gobert misses two point reverse layup | ||
| 8:31 | | Karl-Anthony Towns offensive rebound | ||
| 8:28 | | Jaden McDaniels misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 8:26 | | Cavaliers defensive rebound | ||
| 8:21 | | +3 | Darius Garland makes three point pullup jump shot | 106-91 |
| 8:20 | | Timberwolves 60 second timeout | ||
| 8:03 | | +2 | D'Angelo Russell makes two point pullup jump shot | 108-91 |
| 7:44 | | +3 | Darius Garland makes three point pullup jump shot | 108-94 |
| 7:23 | | +3 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes three point pullup jump shot (Kyle Anderson assists) | 111-94 |
| 7:10 | | +3 | Darius Garland makes three point pullup jump shot | 111-97 |
| 7:03 | | Robin Lopez personal foul (Karl-Anthony Towns draws the foul) | ||
| 6:53 | | +2 | Jaden McDaniels makes two point turnaround jump shot (D'Angelo Russell assists) | 113-97 |
| 6:42 | | Darius Garland misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:40 | | Isaac Okoro offensive rebound | ||
| 6:38 | | Darius Garland misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:35 | | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | ||
| 6:25 | | Isaac Okoro shooting foul (D'Angelo Russell draws the foul) | ||
| 6:25 | | +1 | D'Angelo Russell makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 114-97 |
| 6:25 | | +1 | D'Angelo Russell makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 115-97 |
| 6:14 | | +2 | Robin Lopez makes two point dunk (Darius Garland assists) | 115-99 |
| 5:59 | | Anthony Edwards misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:59 | | Cedi Osman defensive rebound | ||
| 5:47 | | Karl-Anthony Towns shooting foul (Lamar Stevens draws the foul) | ||
| 5:47 | | +1 | Lamar Stevens makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 115-100 |
| 5:47 | | Lamar Stevens misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 5:44 | | Isaac Okoro offensive rebound | ||
| 5:30 | | Darius Garland turnover (bad pass) (Jaden McDaniels steals) | ||
| 5:14 | | +2 | D'Angelo Russell makes two point pullup jump shot | 117-100 |
| 4:56 | | +3 | Darius Garland makes three point stepback jump shot | 117-103 |
| 4:37 | | Anthony Edwards offensive foul (Charge) (Darius Garland draws the foul) | ||
| 4:37 | | Anthony Edwards turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 4:27 | | +3 | Cedi Osman makes three point jump shot (Darius Garland assists) | 117-106 |
| 4:05 | | Anthony Edwards turnover (bad pass) (Isaac Okoro steals) | ||
| 3:57 | | +2 | Lamar Stevens makes two point cutting layup (Darius Garland assists) | 117-108 |
| 3:57 | | Timberwolves 60 second timeout | ||
| 3:41 | | D'Angelo Russell misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 3:39 | | Rudy Gobert offensive rebound | ||
| 3:39 | | Jaden McDaniels misses two point dunk | ||
| 3:39 | | Jaden McDaniels offensive rebound | ||
| 3:39 | | Darius Garland shooting foul (Jaden McDaniels draws the foul) | ||
| 3:39 | | Jaden McDaniels misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 3:39 | | Timberwolves offensive rebound | ||
| 3:39 | | Jaden McDaniels misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 3:36 | | Lamar Stevens defensive rebound | ||
| 3:34 | | Jaden McDaniels personal foul (Robin Lopez draws the foul) | ||
| 3:13 | | +3 | Darius Garland makes three point stepback jump shot | 117-111 |
| 2:59 | | Lamar Stevens personal foul (D'Angelo Russell draws the foul) | ||
| 2:59 | | Cavaliers 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:59 | | D'Angelo Russell misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 2:59 | | Timberwolves offensive rebound | ||
| 2:59 | | +1 | D'Angelo Russell makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 118-111 |
| 2:51 | | Rudy Gobert blocks Darius Garland's two point driving layup | ||
| 2:47 | | Anthony Edwards defensive rebound | ||
| 2:41 | | Anthony Edwards misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 2:38 | | Robin Lopez defensive rebound | ||
| 2:33 | | Cedi Osman misses two point running layup | ||
| 2:29 | | Lamar Stevens offensive rebound | ||
| 2:29 | | Anthony Edwards blocks Lamar Stevens's two point tip layup | ||
| 2:26 | | Anthony Edwards defensive rebound | ||
| 2:22 | | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point driving dunk (D'Angelo Russell assists) | 120-111 |
| 2:12 | | Jaden McDaniels shooting foul (Darius Garland draws the foul) | ||
| 2:12 | | +1 | Darius Garland makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 120-112 |
| 2:12 | | Darius Garland misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 2:08 | | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | ||
| 1:56 | | +2 | Anthony Edwards makes two point cutting dunk (Karl-Anthony Towns assists) | 122-112 |
| 1:45 | | Darius Garland misses two point driving layup | ||
| 1:42 | | Lamar Stevens offensive rebound | ||
| 1:40 | | +3 | Cedi Osman makes three point pullup jump shot (Lamar Stevens assists) | 122-115 |
| 1:31 | | D'Angelo Russell turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 1:26 | | Jaden McDaniels personal foul (Darius Garland draws the foul) | ||
| 1:26 | | Jaden McDaniels technical foul | ||
| 1:26 | | +1 | Darius Garland makes technical free throw 1 of 1 | 122-116 |
| 1:26 | | +1 | Darius Garland makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 122-117 |
| 1:26 | | Darius Garland misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 1:23 | | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | ||
| 1:01 | | Rudy Gobert misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 0:59 | | Lamar Stevens defensive rebound | ||
| 0:56 | | +2 | Darius Garland makes two point driving floating jump shot | 122-119 |
| 0:38 | | +2 | Anthony Edwards makes two point pullup jump shot | 124-119 |
| 0:32 | | +3 | Darius Garland makes three point stepback jump shot | 124-122 |
| 0:17 | | Anthony Edwards misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:13 | | Taurean Prince offensive rebound | ||
| 0:13 | | Cedi Osman personal foul (Take) (Taurean Prince draws the foul) | ||
| 0:13 | | +1 | Taurean Prince makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 125-122 |
| 0:13 | | +1 | Taurean Prince makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 126-122 |
| 0:13 | | Cavaliers 60 second timeout | ||
| 0:09 | | Darius Garland misses three point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 0:08 | | Kevin Love offensive rebound | ||
| 0:08 | | Kyle Anderson personal foul (Darius Garland draws the foul) | ||
| 0:08 | | +1 | Darius Garland makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 126-123 |
| 0:08 | | +1 | Darius Garland makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 126-124 |
| 0:08 | | Timberwolves 60 second timeout | ||
| 0:08 | | Timberwolves 60 second timeout | ||
| 0:06 | | Darius Garland personal foul (Take) (D'Angelo Russell draws the foul) | ||
| 0:06 | | D'Angelo Russell misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 0:06 | | Timberwolves offensive rebound | ||
| 0:06 | | +1 | D'Angelo Russell makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 127-124 |
| 0:04 | | Kevin Love turnover (bad pass) (Rudy Gobert steals) | ||
| 0:04 | | Cedi Osman personal foul (Take) (Taurean Prince draws the foul) | ||
| 0:04 | | +1 | Taurean Prince makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 128-124 |
| 0:04 | | +1 | Taurean Prince makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 129-124 |
| 0:01 | | Darius Garland misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Cavaliers offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |